https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/ Recent content in The Textsmith Bookshelf on Under the Anvil Hugo en-us Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:29:35 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/r-for-data-science-2nd-edition/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:29:35 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/r-for-data-science-2nd-edition/ R is a dedicated statistical language. For any textsmith who wants to use R for data analysis, none appeals better than this fre text, R for Data Science https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/programming-perl-the-camel-that-still-knows-the-desert/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:36:30 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/programming-perl-the-camel-that-still-knows-the-desert/ What kind of problems was Perl built to solve? Perl, just like awk, continues to thrive because it solves a particular class of problems exceptionally well. Find out from this week’s book review. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-textsmith-bookshelf-data-science-at-the-command-line/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:28:49 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-textsmith-bookshelf-data-science-at-the-command-line/ How a Unix terminal became a data analysis laboratory https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-textsmith-bookshelf-shell-scripting-by-steve-parker/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:54:08 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-textsmith-bookshelf-shell-scripting-by-steve-parker/ This week’s book helps every textsmith to understand shell scripting—the subject we had been dealing with starting last week. It also complements Efficient Linux at the Command Line by moving from using the shell effectively to teaching it to work for you. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/efficient-linux-at-the-command-line/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/efficient-linux-at-the-command-line/ One of the joys of being a textsmith is reading books that reinforce good practical habits on being productive on the terminal. This review of Daniel J. Barrett’s book, Efficient Linux at the Command Line shows why some books are timeless in their approach to their treatment of the terminal. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/book-review-effective-awk-programming/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:15:16 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/book-review-effective-awk-programming/ This is a review of a classic book that does not only teach you the art of text-processing, but eases you into the world of programming. https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-necessity-of-reading-today/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:20:51 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/bookshelf/the-necessity-of-reading-today/ Is the art of reading books and manuals still fashionable in the 21st century? Find out in this article.